Distortion..... Ya gotta love it!! What the hell's wrong with kids these days and their damn insolent ways? Don't hit 'em..... That promotes violence. Hell with that, I was never afraid to hit my kids. Don't get me wrong I never abused them, or over did it, but they got their butts busted when they needed it. They're all pretty much grown now and turned out pretty damn good. They know a bout respect, and practice it daily. Even if you choose not to spank your child, find a way, and hold them accountable for their actions conssistantly (did I spell that right?). IMHO, were feedin' the prison system. Sorry for the highjack!
O my, so much to say about this post. Though the focus of Sandy's post is about his experience with these youths, we must not forget that without proper training & rearing of children, they are left to emulate that which is accepted in their culture. In Texas we also have the law in effect that limits the noise level of music from cars, but it is often not enforced.
I grew up in a time where if you as a child/teenager got out of line, the adults in the neighborhood would ask you who are your parents & if they deemed necessary to spank you, they would. Also, they would tell your parents & you got it again. Even in the schools, if you got into trouble they would call your parents up to get you & that was not a happy day when you saw them coming. I have seen police on campus at an elementary school for security. For what? How did we as a society let it get to this? These are children.
You see it in public places or stores, an unruly child scrapping with his/her parent & the parent is trying to appease the child in a docile manner. My mom/dad/grandparents would tell you one time to let's go or I am not buying that for you & there was no discussion of the matter. My dad had a special look he would give us when we even thought about acting up.
All said, this generation of youth is not to much different from ours & the past, only that due to the watering down on disciplining your child & the punishment a parent can face, some will not train their kids.
I tell you this, I hate to see youth act out in this fashion, not respecting others. But those who have neglected to raise their children with a firm hand are to blame.
Just venting!
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(Not bad for a single 12" sub and an amp that peaked at 300W - cost me less than $150).
